Parties afraid of issues raised by Rahul: Congress

Last Updated: Saturday, July 9, 2011, 22:01

Congress on Saturday said UP Chief Minister Mayawati and all political parties are afraid of issues raised by Rahul Gandhi.

Mahapanchayat may be a shot in the arm for Cong

Last Updated: Saturday, July 9, 2011, 21:55

The Kisan Mahanpanchayat may not have provided any immediate dividends and succour to the troubled farmers of this region, but Congress activists are hopeful the exercise will boost the prospects of the party in the region.

UP rally attendees ticket seekers not farmers: BSP

Last Updated: Saturday, July 9, 2011, 18:36

A seemingly frustrated BSP alleged that most of the people present at Rahul`s Kisan Mahapanchayat were not farmers but ‘ticket hopefuls’.

Bhatta Parsaul stir: Manvir Teotia arrested

Last Updated: Saturday, July 9, 2011, 15:39

Mayawati government had announced a reward of Rs 50,000 on Manveer Singh Teotia.

‘Coalition politics hindrance for new land law’

Last Updated: Friday, July 8, 2011, 16:20

Citing the compulsions of coalition politics in early passage of the Land Acquisition Bill, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Friday promised that the bill when finally passed will be in favor of farmers.

Rahul begins yatra to ‘study’ land acquisition

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 6, 2011, 00:11

Signalling a stepped-up campaign against the Mayawati government, Rahul Gandhi, embarked on a yatra from Greater Noida to Agra to talk to farmers whose land has been acquired for the Taj Expressway.

NHRC to discuss report on Bhatta-Parsaul violence

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 5, 2011, 22:17

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will soon discuss a report prepared by its investigation team on the violence over land acquisition in two villages in Greater Noida.

Rahul`s padyatra a political drama: BJP

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 5, 2011, 14:31

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday termed Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi`s `padyatra` in Bhatta-Parsaul village of Uttar Pradesh to raise awareness about land acquisition as a "political drama".

Rahul`s `kisan mahapanchayat` to be in Aligarh

Last Updated: Saturday, July 2, 2011, 20:47

After Bhatta Parsaul, Rahul Gandhi will reach out to farmers in Aligarh in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh with the Congress organising a `kisan mahapanchayat` there on July 9.